McCain, Hagel Square Off Over Iraq Surge

1/31/2013 12:47PM

During Chuck Hagel's confirmation hearings for Secretary of Defense, Sen. John McCain (R.,Ariz) gets tough on Hagel about comments he made over the military 'surge' during the U.S. combat operations in Iraq. Photo:AP Images.

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